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Old 07-15-2018, 06:01 AM   #6
brainwreck
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I think you are talking about a pitch issue, but I don't know for sure. If it is a pitch/intonation issue, make sure that your strings are riding in the front of the nut slots, not further back toward the headstock. If a string is riding too far back, it can make a big difference, like having a fret slightly too far back. Then check that your strings aren't too high at the nut, causing intonation issues when you fret chords. There is a correct max action height at the nut for things to be in tune across different chords. Both aspects can cause pitch issues, and it is a very common problem for guitars which haven't gotten a good setup. If you don't want to mess with this yourself, find a guitar tech and describe the problem to him so that it can be corrected.

And then compensate the tuning as necessary so that all chords sound reasonably harmonious.
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